Ian has a nice fresh take on the Revell Ventura.

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Great looking build, and great paint job.

Thanks for the kind words, Kevin. I have been waiting for this kit for years.

Best wishes,

Ian

Well built and a nice paint job on this model, Ian. Thanks for sharing your work, though I would have loved to see a photo from the underside. Here in Germany Revell comes out with the kit this year and I'm really happy about it. Wonder what decals they offer. I have the ones you used already from Hannants. Was it difficult to mask, paint and install the top turret?

Torsten

Torsten, thanks for the compliment. The masks supplied with the kit were first rate so that helped a lot with the turret. The masks went on well but the instructions regarding what pieces go where on the turret were a little complicated. The turret halves fit great but the bottom of the turret had tabs to fit in the notches in the fuselage. The fit between the tabs and the notches was horrible so I ended up removing the tabs and enlarging the hole in the fuselage for the turret to fit. It was then secured with white glue. Sorry for the lack of an underside shot. I had already rigged it and was having logistical difficulty in getting a good shot over the background, upside down, without breaking it. I am glad to see this kit is supposed to be released overseas, FINALLY. Hopefully RoG will supply some good decal options for their version too.

Best wishes,

Ian

Very nicely done. Excellent paint job, a great looking model.

Thanks for the kind words. Hope you are well, Burt.

Best wishes,

Ian

Beautiful build and I love the paint work.

Cheers, D

Damian, thanks for looking and commenting. Glad you liked it.

Best wishes,

Ian

Beautiful! Excellent job, Ian.

Thanks Bob!

Best wishes,

Ian

Ian,
What an absolutely fantastic build of a rather difficult and complex kit. I've been thinking of one day sooner then later to build this variant as well, but keeping the kit basically stock as you've found that Revell has corrected most of the major issues.

I'm particularly impressed with how you corrected the missing two greenhouse glass blisters. One would never know that you made those corrections, as they look molded on.

Your British paint camo scheme matches up quite well with my references. Very nicely done. Weathering isn't overly done, leaving one with the impression of a rather well maintained operational aircraft.

I do feel your frustration with those 4 piece bomb bay doors, brackets, and mounting brackets. They nearly drove me nuts. Quite fiddly to say the least. But having them closed really adds to the overall sleekness of the aircraft's lines.

And Ian, I certainly do want to thank you for your most kind and sincere words about my PV-1 and build blog. It means quite a lot to me that fellow members would even consider taking the time to mention it.

Joel

Thanks for the kind words, Joel! I must say, seeing your Ventura did certainly inspire me to get this one done because my project was drifting into "hangar queen" territory. As luck would have it, I think a company in the UK just released an aftermarket canopy with the blisters molded on. Hopefully that will save some modellers from the "cutting and blending" method.

Best wishes,


Ian

Excelent...!!!

Your paint scheme is top notch; i'm impressed by the variation in colour especially the mottled green. Is this the effect you achieved with the Tamiya smoke post shade? It certainly breaks up the monotony of large areas of flat colour.

Diego---Thank you!

Paul----The finish is essentially layered post shading. As I apply each layer of the camo, I post shade with a lightened shade of the base color. The Sky Type S post shade was created by lightening it with white. The brown and green post shade tint was created by lightening both colors with yellow. I like to use yellow rather than white because the white makes things more greyish. The Tamiya Smoke was used to shade the panel lines after they had been drawn with the Micron Pen. Thanks for looking and commenting.

Best wishes,

Ian